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Fourstones Quarry, Hexham

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Address: Fourstones
Five miles north-west of Hexham
County: Northumberland
Postcode: NE47 5DZ
Nearest Town: Hexham
Map Reference: NY886689
Grid Reference: E: 388800 N: 568600
Further Information: This quarry was regularly worked up to the 1920s and from then until 1970 it was worked on an ad-hoc basis before being reopened by the present owners in 1983 (Leary 1986: 56).
Associated Name(s): Fourstones Quarry, Hexham.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.